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A review by bee_thebibliophile
Starter Home by Hannah Henry
4.0
Starter Home is full of low angst sweetness that makes you feel like you’re spending time with Hunter and Jonathan over the summer in the duplex.
Hunter O’Neil is a high school teacher who has been working to save up enough to buy a place of his own for years. Together with his best friend, he purchases a duplex with his side in desperate need of renovations. However, with his best friend dealing with a broken heart and struggling with depression, he finds himself lonely and overwhelmed by all of the renovations that need done. That’s where Jonathan Griffin comes in - he’s Hunter’s best friend’s older brother who just so happens to be pretty handy when it comes to home projects. He’s lonely himself and looking for a connection with his siblings and he finds himself volunteering to help Hunter out and spend time with him more and more as the summer goes on.
These two were super sweet. What started as an awkward friendship quickly turned into an easy friendship and attraction, then so much more. While Hunter annoyed me a bit at the beginning with his insistence on doing everything on his own, he started to grow on me the more he let Jonathan into his life. Their chemistry was immediate, whether they chose to recognize it or not, and they quickly became each other’s people throughout the summer as they worked on Hunter’s house and generally spent time together. Their love story was an easy read, even when things got difficult with Quinn, Hunter’s best friend and Jonathan’s brother. The two of them never wavered in their interest and love for each other.
I’m really curious to see how the next full length story in this series goes - Quinn had it rough in this book but also has a lot of work to do on himself before he finds his HEA, so I’m looking forward to it.
Hunter O’Neil is a high school teacher who has been working to save up enough to buy a place of his own for years. Together with his best friend, he purchases a duplex with his side in desperate need of renovations. However, with his best friend dealing with a broken heart and struggling with depression, he finds himself lonely and overwhelmed by all of the renovations that need done. That’s where Jonathan Griffin comes in - he’s Hunter’s best friend’s older brother who just so happens to be pretty handy when it comes to home projects. He’s lonely himself and looking for a connection with his siblings and he finds himself volunteering to help Hunter out and spend time with him more and more as the summer goes on.
These two were super sweet. What started as an awkward friendship quickly turned into an easy friendship and attraction, then so much more. While Hunter annoyed me a bit at the beginning with his insistence on doing everything on his own, he started to grow on me the more he let Jonathan into his life. Their chemistry was immediate, whether they chose to recognize it or not, and they quickly became each other’s people throughout the summer as they worked on Hunter’s house and generally spent time together. Their love story was an easy read, even when things got difficult with Quinn, Hunter’s best friend and Jonathan’s brother. The two of them never wavered in their interest and love for each other.
I’m really curious to see how the next full length story in this series goes - Quinn had it rough in this book but also has a lot of work to do on himself before he finds his HEA, so I’m looking forward to it.